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Forced Displacement high West Arsi

8 people displaced in West Arsi (31 Dec 2025)

Ref
OHRM-2025-0953
Date of incident
Zone
West Arsi
Number of people affected
8

One village in Munessa district, Arsi, and two villages in Heban, West Arsi, were razed and occupants displaced on 31 December. Eight farmers’ homes in Jaju district were burned down on 31 December. On 14 January, all homes and 20 quintals of grain were torched in one village in Sirka district; on 21 January, villagers in Asako district were fired upon, beaten and evicted when their homes and contents were destroyed; and on 27 January, 25 homes and three stores were burned with their contents in Walta’ii Hindato village, Roba district.

Source: Oromia Support Group, OSG Report 72 (2026-03-03), p.29. https://oromiasupport.org/wp-content/uploads/simple-file-list/OSG-Report-72-3-March-2026.pdf

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